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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 19. Parties, Procedure Upon Arrest and Reports in Criminal Cases » §17C-19-3. When Person Arrested Must Be Taken Immediately Before a Magistrate or Court

(a) Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of this chapter punishable as a misdemeanor, the arrested person shall be immediately taken before a magistrate or court within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made, in any of the following cases:

(1) When a person arrested demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate or court;